Western Canada, Quebec to get Connecting Canadians funding

telecom | 07/11/2017 4:43 pm EDT

Following a pledge last week to connect certain Quebec communities, the federal government will once again dip into its Connecting Canadians fund to provide capital to the tune of $10 million for rural and remote households in Western Canada. Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr made the announcement on behalf of Innovation Canada minister Navdeep Bains during a visit to internet service provider (ISP) Commstream in Winnipeg on Tuesday. The funding will see 3,500 households in 22 rural and remote communities in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, receive a combined $10 million...